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22nd Jan 2021

Teenager arrested following serious assault on a woman in Dublin

Alan Loughnane

Cyclist Dublin

The woman remains in a serious condition in hospital.

Gardaí have arrested a teenager following a serious assault on a woman in Dublin on Wednesday night (20 January).

The juvenile is currently detained at Store Street Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

The woman in her 40s was serious assaulted when she was robbed on the pedestrian walkway, between Georges Dock and Custom House Quay, on Wednesday night at approximately 9.30pm.

The woman received serious injuries in the incident and was taken to The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital where she remains in a serious condition.

Gardaí earlier appealed for any persons who may have witnessed the incident or who were in the vicinity of Custom House Quay, George’s Dock, Harbourmaster Place or Connolly Train station, Amiens Street, Dublin 1 between 9.15pm and 10pm on the night of Wednesday, 20 January to contact them.

They also called on any individuals that may have camera footage of this incident or surrounding locations to make this footage available to Gardaí.

Anyone with information can contact Store Street Garda Station on 01 666 8000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

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